• The sound of real artillery
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The video is a bit old, but I couldnt find anything when searching the forums! Figured some of you might find this interesting, a terrifiying and awesome display of artillery and the actual sound it makes. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TBl9cwanbI[/media]
That's horrifying. Especially the first one. Imagine just standing there and then things exploding out of no-where.
The shrapnel ricocheting by is terrifying.
I remember this video. Pretty terrifying.
Yeah too bad the video title is wrong. It's video from finnish defence forces of them shooting 130mm field artillery 130 K 54. Also that video isnt really that old, from 2013. Here is the original video. [video=youtube;IUvcdKGD-FM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUvcdKGD-FM[/video]
I held my leg like I was about to fucking lose it from the blast wow this is spooky
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;50149636]The shrapnel ricocheting by is terrifying.[/QUOTE] just processing it the sound of your imminent death bouncing all around the fuckin blast radius :v:
You guys got spooked by that video? Check this out then [video=youtube;NnSrb8-gryI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnSrb8-gryI[/video]
In the first world war they had a type of artillery shelling called "Drum Roll fire". It was called that because the artillery was landing in such quick succession that it sounded like a fast drum roll. This could last anywhere from hours to weeks. It's really not hard to see why so many soldiers came back with PTSD.
[QUOTE=The Aussie;50151974]In the first world war they had a type of artillery shelling called "Drum Roll fire". It was called that because the artillery was landing in such quick succession that it sounded like a fast drum roll. This could last anywhere from hours to weeks. It's really not hard to see why so many soldiers came back with PTSD.[/QUOTE] British physicians during the First World War believed that "shell shock" (PTSD as it was known at the time) was literally the result of shell concussions. They thought that as shells were bursting near soldiers at the front continually and unleashing their shockwaves/concussive forces as they landed and exploded, they were causing tiny injuries to the soldiers' brains and nervous systems which were causing their PTSD symptoms-- everything from weird gaits and trembling to paralysis and blindness. I saw an interesting documentary on the matter on YouTube a while back. [editline]18 April 2016[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faM42KMeB5Q[/media] ~50 minutes long, but worth a watch for its content.
the sound of artillery is no joke in WWI the germans built a massive 420 howitzer called big bertha. the crew had to fire it 300 yards away with cotton in their eyes, nose, and ears with their mouths open to prevent ruptured eardrums
Honestly it's surprising how loud artillery guns and even mortars are, I remember when I was still in some guys were firing of some F2's and it was surprising how ear cracking they actually are, same with the flash they give off too. [t]http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Images/Our%20work/Equipment%20and%20clothing/Support%20Weapons/81mmF2Mortar_460x306px.jpg?h=299&mh=299&mw=460&w=460&crop=1[/t] Actual artillery guns sound like fucking thunder from a distance.
[QUOTE=yodaman888;50152550]the sound of artillery is no joke in WWI the germans built a massive 420 howitzer called big bertha. the crew had to fire it 300 yards away with cotton in their eyes, nose, and ears with their mouths open to prevent ruptured eardrums[/QUOTE] cotton in their eyes and nose as well?
I can understand how no mans land was created in WW1 with this happening.
oh they hit the camera, and that last shot with the earth exploding all around it is terrifying
[QUOTE=Govna;50152016]British physicians during the First World War believed that "shell shock" (PTSD as it was known at the time) was literally the result of shell concussions. They thought that as shells were bursting near soldiers at the front continually and unleashing their shockwaves/concussive forces as they landed and exploded, they were causing tiny injuries to the soldiers' brains and nervous systems which were causing their PTSD symptoms-- everything from weird gaits and trembling to paralysis and blindness. I saw an interesting documentary on the matter on YouTube a while back. [editline]18 April 2016[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faM42KMeB5Q[/media] ~50 minutes long, but worth a watch for its content.[/QUOTE] WW1 is so horrifying to me, even compared to other wars like WW2, because it was such an utterly pointlessly stupid war. Literally nothing worth fighting over besides rich dickheads mad at other rich dickheads. At least in WW2 when you called on someone to fight, you were asking them to defend their homeland from the fascists.
[QUOTE=proboardslol;50152968]WW1 is so horrifying to me, even compared to other wars like WW2, because it was such an utterly pointlessly stupid war. Literally nothing worth fighting over besides rich dickheads mad at other rich dickheads. At least in WW2 when you called on someone to fight, you were asking them to defend their homeland from the fascists.[/QUOTE] WW1 is the epitome of imperialism going wrong. No real goal other than "beat the other side". Anyways, these videos really make me think how fucking horrible it would've been to be in the Siege of Bastogne. Or hell, just being on the receiving end on one of these bad boys. [video=youtube;wAWEtkG6WIA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWEtkG6WIA[/video]
[QUOTE=Destroyox;50152985] Anyways, these videos really make me think how fucking horrible it would've been to be in the Siege of Bastogne.[/QUOTE] Fuck that, try Berlin 1945 [quote]The three Soviet fronts had altogether 2.5 million men (including 78,556 soldiers of the 1st Polish Army), 6,250 tanks, 7,500 aircraft, 41,600 artillery pieces and mortars, 3,255 truck-mounted Katyusha rocket launchers [/quote] [quote]41,600 artillery pieces and mortars, 3,255 truck-mounted Katyusha rocket launchers[/quote]
As bad as Berlin was you could've at least hid in basements and stuff. Bastogne was pretty much open forest with light defenses.
Did anyone say REAL ARTILLERY? [video=youtube;fyFKbLGGCVY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyFKbLGGCVY[/video]
I think its good that we have at least in part moved away from such blunt instruments of war. Precision guided munitions have much less collateral damage than artillery barrages.
[QUOTE=proboardslol;50152968]WW1 is so horrifying to me, even compared to other wars like WW2, because it was such an utterly pointlessly stupid war. Literally nothing worth fighting over besides rich dickheads mad at other rich dickheads. At least in WW2 when you called on someone to fight, you were asking them to defend their homeland from the fascists.[/QUOTE] I think it's kinda wrong to frame it like it was literally only rich aristocratic officers who wanted a bit of a fight, there were popular support as well.
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